Resurfaceable hone or file



Patented Mar. Z2, 1938 UNITED STS PAT 4NT GFFICE 2 Claims.

My invention relates to improvements in hones, or files and it is the object of my invention to have the exterior surface of the hone replaceable.

It is a further object of my invention to have a hone which will be light in weight and easy to handle and yet give the maximum service.

The above and various other objects and advantages of this invention will in part be described and understood from the following detailed description of the present preferred einbodirnent, the same being illustrated in the accompanying drawing wherein:-

Figure 1 is an elevation of the hone.

Figure 2 is a view of the split shaft.

Figure 3 is a View looking toward the snall end of the device.

Figure 4 is a cross sectional View of' Figure 2 on the line i-l but with the cover in place.

Figure 5 is a cross sectional View of the shaft on the line 5 5 in Figure 3.

Figure 6 is a plan view of an abrasive sheet which may be applied to the holder shown in Figure 2.

Referring now to the drawing by numeralsV throughout the several Views the numeral l indicates a handle on the hone shown inV Figure l. A split shaft 2 is affixed to the handle and extends longitudinally, and a honing cover 4 covers the exterior of the shaft and has its edges l secured within the split 5 of the shaft 2. The shaft split 5 is shown extending longitudinally from one end of the shaft to the other. A staple 6 is used for holding the ends of the two parts formed by the split tightly together and for securing the ends or edges of the honing cover be- 35 tween said parts. A guard 3 is aflixed to the handle I, from which the shaft projects.

When the honing or file cover becomes worn and needs to be replaced the stap-1e 6 is removed and the cover freed from the shaft 2. A new cover is then replaced on the shaft and the edges or ends secured within the shaft split 5 by the 5 replacement of the staple 6 as shown in Figure 5.

It is thought that the construction, operation, utility and advantages of this invention will now be quite apparent to those skilled in this art without a more detailed description thereof. 10

The present embodiment of the invention has been described in considerable detail merely for the purposes of exemplication since in actual practice it attains the features of advantage enumerated as desirable in the'stateinent of the invention and the above description.

What is claimed as new is:-

l. In a device as described, a handle, a guard on the said handle, a shaft projecting from the guard and being connected to the handle, a longitudinal split in said shaft, an abrasive cover 0 mounted on the exterior of the shaft and having its edges secured within the split, a staple on the end of the shaft holding the split ends of the shaft together for securing the honing cover.

2. In a device as described, a cylinder-shaped handle, having a conical shaped end, with a collar portion formed on said handle, a guard engaged by the collar portion of said handle, a shaft projecting from the collar portion of the handle and aixed to it, a longitudinal split in the shaft, an abrasive cover mounted on the shaft with itsV edges being secured within the split and a staple on the end of the shaft mounting its split members together.

FREDERICK M. FROEMMING. 

